drape
adjective
said of a stylized, baggy men's suit favored by zoot suitersUS, 1967
 With my paper ro ute, my gambling in school and my other hustles,I was able to acquire a radio and two new drape suits. " Babs Gonzales, I
Paid My Dues, p. 10, 1967
noun
1 clothing; a man's suit US, 1938
When we stripped naked and lined up for our numbers and prisonclothes, my morale hit zero and kept sinking. Jack, the drapes theyhanded me a jungle bum wouldn't wear on workdays. " Mezz
Mezzrow, Really the Blues, p. 33, 1946
Them holler drapes Vann wears out in front of his band is just toomuch, man. " Ross Russell, The Sound, p. 109, 1961
2 the sag of a suit favored by zoot suiters and their fellowtravelers US, 1954
What is this suit you make over and over, with the padded shouldersand the extreme drape and the pegged pants. " Bernard Wolfe, The Late
Risers, p. 217, 1954
Then there was Prez, a husky, handsome blond like a freckled boxer,meticulously wrapped inside his sharkskin plaid suit with the longdrape and the collar falling back[.] " Jack Kerouac, On the Road, p. 239, 1957
verb
to dress, to attire US, 1942
Safari shirt and pants, tan colored, I'm pressed, but not like themvines Cye Martin used to drape on me. " Edwin Tor r es , After Hours, p. 272,
1979
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drape the shape
to get dressed US, 1962
" Dobie Gillis Teenage Slanguage Dictionary, 1962
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